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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: What you need to know about Transaction mutability ...
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DeathAndTaxes
on 12/02/2014, 00:23:24 UTC
Here's my understanding-- its basically like a 51% attack, but its not a 51% attack its just 1 transaction they are trying to change ...

You guys agree or what?

No it is nothing like a 51% attack or even a normal double spend.  Using those terms just leads to unnecessary confusion and fear.

The issues outlined don't present a risk of losing funds for end users.   They do however have the possibility of making the client behave in a way that is counter intuitive to a user, especially one which is a non-developer and lacks a detailed understanding of what is going on behind the scenes.